Here are the best things we’ve read over the summer.
Hopefully something in here makes you see the world more clearly.
Best things we read:
๐ง 10 lessons from a decade of vertical software investing
โก๏ธ Takeaways from roasting 200 landing pages
๐จโ๐ป 2022 state of independent SaaS
๐ ConvertKit shares all of their SaaS metrics publicly
๐ฒ 11 strategies to level up your pricing
๐ถ Growth tools, predictions, and opportunities
๐ง Deep dive on first principles thinking
๐ถ Breaking down USV’s success
๐ How to think through growth hacking
๐ The ultimate collection of marketing secrets
๐ 43 life lessons
๐ How founders can improve their relationship with VCs
๐ง 15 business resources that will teach you more than any class
๐ฐ Tool for businesses to see an estimate of their real-time valuation
๐ถ Tiny Seed’s investment thesis
๐ค The future of Web3 use cases
๐ 2022 State of the Creator Economy
๐ 3,163 case studies on how to start a business
๐ฉ 50 email marketing hacks to level up your content
๐งน Deep dive on curation-as-a-service
๐ 10 ideas to make you think
๐ธ Hub-and-spoke network effects
๐ฅ The state of the SPV market
๐ฐ Real-time valuation data from AngelList
๐ Why being “realistic” is irrational
๐ฅ How to structure a SaaS purchase
๐ฒ 22 truths about making money and tax avoidance
๐ฅ 50 brutally honest takeaways about my time in venture capital
โ All the mistakes we’ve made running an internet business